Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1498967 | Scripta Materialia | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Nanotwinned (nt) mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe or MCT) was prepared using nanoindentations. The hardness of nt-MCT is 100 times higher than that of monocrystalline counterparts. Transmission electron microscopy shows that the twin lamellae of nt-MCT prior to cyclic nanoindentations are distributed along two directions, intersecting at an angle of 76°. The nanotwinned microstructure of nt-MCT is stable after 100 cyclic nanoindentations. The loading–unloading curves of nt-MCT are basically invariable after 50 cycles, and have elastic characteristics.
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Authors
Zhenyu Zhang, Nianmin Zhang, Guojun Ma, Renke Kang,